K7RL / From the logbook

Stories & signals.

Contesting, DXing, station projects, and more from the Pacific Northwest.

First full-time SOAB HP effort since 2015. Back then 10m and 15m were very much in play – ah, the good old days.…

With the K index hovering at 0, tonight seemed like a good time to listen on 160m for Europe. Having worked a number…

CQ WW SSB, in my mind, rings the opening bell of contest season. As I write this article, a week a half before…

The Washington State Salmon Run, or the Washington QSO Party, starts September 15, 2018 at 16:00Z, Saturday through 07:00Z Sunday and then from…

Another fun IARU Championship with an added bonus of a WRTC championship at stake. Managed to work some of the guys on 20m,…

Decided to operate this one remotely, as the shack gets extremely warm with the amp and other electronics firing away. Especially on a…

2018 CQ WW WPX CW has concluded. Conditions were very good the entire weekend, making it a fun time on the radio, even…

The 2018 7QP is now in the books. Operating my station remotely, my goal was to have fun and post a good…

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